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The last pre-islamic Empire and was recognized as one of the two main powers in Western Asia and Europe.
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Mesoamerican civilization, know for its art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems.
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Kingdoms in Eastern Africa that gained more territoty as they evolved into the next.
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The imperial capital of the Roman Empire,
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The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking Eastern Roman Empire.
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The Qur'an began with revelations on Muhammad's divine revelations.
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High point of civilization and large progress and stability.
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The split between the two main branches of Islam is nearly 1,400 years old, and started with a fight over who should lead the faithful after the prophet Muhammad's death in 632.
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The second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad and was one of the largest empires ever know.
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The conquered territory becama part of the expanding Umayyad Empire.
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3rd of the Islamic caliphates, its capital was in Baghdad. The Abbasid caliphate was founded by the descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib and it flourished for two centuries, but slowly went into decline with the rise to power of the Turkish army it had created.
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A tribe of Tartars from Central Asia who established a powerful empire in Persia in the 11th century
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The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens
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led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusaders.At the height of his power, he ruled over Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Hejaz, and Yemen.
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Ruler of the Mongol Empire, unoited many of the nomadic tribes and began the Mongolo Invasion.
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began as a tribe in the Cuzco area, the Inca state grew to absorb other Andean communities.
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A series of conquests and invasions throughout Central and Western Asia, reaching Eastern Europe
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The various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India
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A document that king John was forced to sign. Greatly reduced the power he had as king of England and allowed the growth of a powerful powerful parliament.
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A period of rebirth in the arts and science. Great architecture was constructed during this period. This period began in Italy and then expanded to the rest of Europe.
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Was the 10th emperor of the Malian Empire and perhaps the wealthiest ruler of his day.
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fourteenth-century conqueror of Western, South and Central Asia, founder of the Timurid Empire and Timurid dynasty.
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A series of wars by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne. It ended up with the expulsion of the Plantagenets.
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The empire was one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability. Ming rule saw the construction of a vast navy and a standing army of one million troops.
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Was a Chineese explorer and diplomat who sailed to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Easty Africa.
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The Aztec civilization was a highly advanced and filled with unique customs, a comprehensive language, and amazing technology
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Gutenberg discovered the concept of movable type printing which facilitated the printing press itself
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The grand duke of Moscow and the creator of the consolidated Muscovite state
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Imperial Chineese Dynasty that unified norrthern and southern China as well as the construction of the Grand Canal, while Emperor Wen of Sui was in power.
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It was the first government in world history to issue paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a permanent navy. They also saw the first known use of gunpowder.
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A soldier from slave origin. Over time, mamluks became a powerful military caste in various Muslim societies
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Medielval Russia
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The king of Franks, who expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe.
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Constituted officially in 962.
The empire was meant to serve as a protector of the Catholic church and secular ruler of Christendom, there were often periods of strained relations and open conflict with the papacy.